As you know, I usually encourage people to visit Pattaya most of the time. It has a good combination of decent priced rooms, great restaurant choices, tons of nightlife, plenty of sports plus beach. I have a blog article on going over to Koh Larn. I will not go in the water off Pattaya or Jomtien anymore, but you can have a great beach/swimming experience by visiting Koh Larn.

I have friends that visit Udon Thani. They are golfers, but there is more to do than that. Everything is cheaper there than in BKK or Pattaya. Might be worth a visit.

I have just come back from Issan and had a really great time there. Myself and my wife went there on a privately guided tour booked through selectiveasia.com. The place that we both enjoyed the most was Ubon Ratchathani, a really beautiful place and lots to do and see. It is also easy to get in to Southern Laos, which is what we did on our trip.

It is a very cheap place to travel with some great places to eat and lots of beautiful temples featuring some of the most stunning architecture I have come across in Asia.

Its a great place to experience, be broad minded and non judgemental and you will never want to leave.

I've entered that Kingdom 5 times and run out of free entry. This thread came back from the grave.I feel like shedding tears... I mean this was me, I remember the feeling back then... lost and anxious....